Wanted, wife for tycoon... must not have fat bottom

By Dean Nelson in Mumbai

An Indian multi-millionaire has spent $AU21,000 on a full-page advertisement in The Times of India's matrimonial section to spell out just how rich he is in an attempt to find a wife.

Despite owning a private plane, a sprawling palace, and a fleet of cars and superbikes, Dinshah Vimadalal, 69, a retired travel agency tycoon, has found it difficult to find a partner since his wife died three years ago in a car accident.

Any takers? ... The advertisment placed by Dinshah Vimadalal in The Times of India.

After his advertisement appeared in the paper's Mumbai edition on Sunday, his offer has been the talk of the city. It said he is looking for a slim, childless woman under 40 to share his hacienda in Hermosillo, Mexico.

"You must speak English and have done your basic schooling. I don't care how much money you have or don't have ... you should have a sense of adventure and the desire to live an exciting life. [You should] be no older than 40 and slim. And please don't be a vegetarian."

Mr Vimadalal, who represented India in athletics, left Mumbai in 1967 to fulfil his dream of becoming a pilot in Canada, and later moved to Los Angeles where he set up a travel agency and met his wife.

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He said he had searched for a new wife in the US, Mexico, and online, but had found only a "bunch of idiots". Since his advertisement was published he has interviewed 20 potential brides, but found "no serious possibilities".

"I place a lot of emphasis on the figure. I don't mind if the face is not pretty but I like a slim figure and the girls who have been very nice had big fat bottoms. I don't like that," he said.